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Recommend a Documentary v. David Attenborough!



CHOKE follows undisputed World Freestyle Fighting Champion Rickson Gracie as he prepares to defend his title in a one-night, single elimination tournament where the winner will fight 3 separate fights over five hours.

this dude is reaaaal
 


Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.

it has interviews with some film directors like francis ford coppola and bernardo bertolucci, i liked it.
 
this is the beautiful 7th part (so far) documentary series by a finnish film maker Sami Sänpäkkilä who focuses on different members of the eclectic finnish art and music scene.

i feel like lau nau is a bit of a kindred spirit, i have a big love for finnish freak folk kinda music, the language is raindrops to my ears.



if you enjoy it i recommend checking out all the parts, super interesting to me.

also harmontown is up on netflix atm if you are into rick and morty (dan harmon is one of the creators) or community (writer/director). he is a pretty self-destructive alcoholic with a lot of tendencies i identify with as well, but has created this community of 'nerds/freaks/geeks' i would call them endearingly, whom listen to his podcast (harmontown) and make up a lot of the audience on the road trip which is depicted in this doco. highly recommended.
 
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Just finished watching an interesting documentary on the rise and fall of the Oligarchs of Russia during the 1990's after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

"Freed from the shackles of communism in the 1990s, Russia seemed to be entering an era of rebirth. But as is often the case in that country, history unfolded harshly. For the majority of Russians, the transition to a market system was painful and chaotic - and anything but democratic. Amid the confusion, a few shrewd and ruthless businessmen exploited the loopholes in the Soviet economy to make fast money, staving off a return to communist rule.

Nicknamed the oligarchs, these men, all billionaires, manoeuvred their way into Russia's political inner circle during glasnost, are credited with Boris Yeltsin's re-election in 1996, and suspected of anointing Vladimir Putin in 1999. They're powerful men with powerful enemies, and they continue to shape Russian society."

 
Maiden Trip, it is currently on Netflix. Someone already mentioned it in here but I needed to again. It is amazing. It is about a 14 year old girl who sails around the world on her own. As a mother, I was like "fuckin no way it hell" but it changed my view slightly. It is as though she was born to do it, and I think I admire the dad for putting her dreams before his fear and love for her. It is really amazing, I highly recommend it.
 
DarthMom said:
Maiden Trip, it is currently on Netflix. Someone already mentioned it in here but I needed to again. It is amazing. It is about a 14 year old girl who sails around the world on her own. As a mother, I was like "fuckin no way it hell" but it changed my view slightly. It is as though she was born to do it, and I think I admire the dad for putting her dreams before his fear and love for her. It is really amazing, I highly recommend it.
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I'll pass. Thank you, though.
 
DarthMom said:
Maiden Trip, it is currently on Netflix. Someone already mentioned it in here but I needed to again. It is amazing. It is about a 14 year old girl who sails around the world on her own. As a mother, I was like "fuckin no way it hell" but it changed my view slightly. It is as though she was born to do it, and I think I admire the dad for putting her dreams before his fear and love for her. It is really amazing, I highly recommend it.
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if you liked that, you'd probably love deep water. it's not just the best documentary i've ever seen, it's one of the best films i've ever seen.

alasdair
 
It's DarthMom. She raved about Beverly Hills Chihuahua eight years ago . . .








Yes, I miss her.
 
I got around to watching Adam Curtis's 2015 documentary - "Bitter Lake".

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

I usually love his work, but this was a strange documentary, the subject matter was very interesting to me but the way it was put together threw me off. There were long pauses between commentary showing obscure archive footage and scenes that seemed to just stop and cut to something entirely different. The use of music was phenomenal with tracks from Burial and Nine Inch Nails, and overall it achieved its goal of highlighting just how complex the politics and history are in the middle-east.. I just wish he would had commented more and elaborated on certain topics; that said though.. the power of the music combined with some of those images and video footage spoke a thousand words.

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hdcji
 
malakaix said:
I got around to watching Adam Curtis's 2015 documentary - "Bitter Lake".

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

I usually love his work, but this was a strange documentary, the subject matter was very interesting to me but the way it was put together threw me off. There were long pauses between commentary showing obscure archive footage and scenes that seemed to just stop and cut to something entirely different. The use of music was phenomenal with tracks from Burial and Nine Inch Nails, and overall it achieved its goal of highlighting just how complex the politics and history are in the middle-east.. I just wish he would had commented more and elaborated on certain topics; that said though.. the power of the music combined with some of those images and video footage spoke a thousand words.

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hdcji
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Nice, I think I'll give this a shot as my bedtime film. I'm interested to see how (or if) they touch upon SA's involvement in Yemen, which is becoming more and more costly in every way possible by the day.
 
I saw that a while ago, Sid. My thoughts on the "Gangland" docs., is that they're highly dramatized.
-Like all of those "MC" docs.
I would love to see their spin On the " unibomber".
 
i saw a captivating doco last night called 'meru'
it follows 3 climbers in their quest to scale one of the most technical and complex ascents in the world.

very interesting to see people who are obsessed with their passion, which seems to involve overcoming fear as well.
 
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